Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-17
TIE STRIKES ENDED.
Tho Total Losses In Wages Amount
10 R2.B5O,OOO.

The net result Of the strikes just ended
In New York is said to be that after nearly
a month's contention about 5000 work.
men find their places occupied by nom
union men, and this, too, in mid winter,
with the majority Of them having fami,
lies dependent upon them. The total
Losses in wages to the 'longshoremen and
other working people in New YORK ana
New Jersey, caused by the strikes, from
January LIST TO February 10th, Is estimated
al a., $50 600, while the estimated loss OF
wages by 81, 600 employees thrown out OF
work through scarcity Of coal or because
Of strikes Of others Ia $3.50, 600. Other
losses growing out of the strikes are esti-
mated as follows Total extra amount
Maid for coal through strikes, $700,UOUi
total losses incurred by steamship com.
panies through delays, 800, MO total
losses to coal shippers, 300 600; total
estimated losses Of the export trade OF
| New York in two weeks, IS, $3.50, OO0.
NRw YoRK, Feb. 14.-There was not
much Of q rush on the part OF the strikers
| 10 get back TO work today, for the reason
that many of the companies having piers
along the river front have refused to take
| hack the old hands. The Harlem rail-
road and the New York City " Northern
and the Pennsylvania Companies nave
piyen orders that none OF the new hRnus
sball be turned away as long ns they are
competent to do the work and they refuse
to reinstate the old employees. On the
other hand at some piers the strikers
have gone back in body, while AZ many
others the old handsare being taken back
quietly and individually.
MI. Dallas of the Red sd" Line put
ali his old men at work this morning. de
said that he preferred his old men TO the
, moor specimens of humanity who had
been pnt on during the strike to fill up
the gap. He had a compact with his men
something like that which existed be-
tween the brewers and their men. None
/; of his men went out Of their own free
Y will, but simply because the knights OF
Labor ordered them out.
At the Clyde line docks many OF the
! old men are back, but not as union men
The same rule is adopted at the Mallor,
L and Ward lines The b. X o. dock a
5 pier 10, East river has none but Italian
at work, the agent, Mr.. Marshall hayinl
!, given orders that none of the strikers b
! given work. Thomas Hogan Some, on
= of the largest firms of stevedoreH IN thl
n CITY. have taken 500 strikers back OF full
10 rates. The points covered by this frr
5, include piers on the East and Mort
is rivers of New York, the piers at Atlanti
and Union docks at Martins and Robin
l. sons stores, Brooklyn, and the big o
Il docks at Bayonne, N. j.
AT many of the piers where the ordt
o has been given not to employ strikers {
TO recognize the union, many regular 'lonl
q shoremen have found employment, but
81 is on the representation that they are M
~ connected with the union. The men 8
ri where they are not known to get worl
r. and this accounts for the rapid disal
nd | pearance OF Italians and other foreigne
ic from the river front during the past fe
te days. !,
az An attempt to cause trouble among q
p firemen and coal passers on some OF q
d coastwise lines yesterday and the di
previous proved failure. The co
nd passers and firemen on the Ward line pl
ne struck Just as the steamer Saratoga W
g throwing off her lines The men, ho'
1r- ever, had signed the ships articles al
- were therefore liable to be pr
ar ceeded against for mutiny. III
nd measure being threatened they return
10, to work in preference to being placed
1r- irons. The vessel then proceeded 10 $
three hours late. The tiremen on
ter Clyde line steamer Yenossee also lett thu
~ vessel rs the whistle was blowing Tor {
w boat to leave the deck. Men from 4
on on other boats were promptly put on boa
and the delay was not more than o
hour. On the Mallory dock four iirem
quit work on the Carondelet.
HANDLING GOAL AT ELIzADETHroRr.
ar ELIzABETHroRr, N. j., Feb. 1T
IN. first coal that has been handled at Eli
sT bethport since the strike began was hi
died this morning. The old hands
en- fused the offer of the Lehigh Coal a
Navigation and the Central Railrc
t a Companies to 60 back at 20 cents |
81 hour. A steamer with men from N
tbe York arrived to-day and q SIN
mi. force began loading coal on the Lehi
company's docks. The coal was froi
ia solid in the cars, and progress was sic
&c The strikers keep away from the doc
ed, and no violence is feared. An eff
s sa, bearing the inscription, 'Hang allscah
i pts was suspended from a bridge near
docks.